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Sustainable Design
Group 4
BeccaBogdan Ines Aline Ilektra Kiriakos
Problem Description
Area: Watergraafsmeer
WATERgraafsmeer project: 3 Tables
The Design Table
Improving research by design workshops
Specific problem: Storm-water management technical solutions policy solutions methods to assure stakeholders’ support
Research Question
Which water sensitive urban design solutions for storm-water management can be incorporated into WATERgraafasmeer’s projects using the research by design methodology?
Becca
Ines
Bogdan
Aline
Electra
Kiriakos
Theoretically and practically supported recommendations about how the workshops should be conducted, who should be invited, and how they can be evaluated
Recommendations of policies aimed at mitigating the issue and
encouraging private sector involvement
Conceptualizing a strategy to generate a positive and proactive
attitude among stakeholders
A list of methods which can be used in Watergraafsmeer urban area to upgrade the quality of
stormwater, of biodiversity and environment as a whole
Increased knowledge
and stakeholders support about
Innovative storm water
management solutions
Methodological approaches
for conducting integrated planning
Insights about how to align
community, media, developers, and
policy makers for introducing stormwater
management techniques
Insights about existing
stormwater techniques
and suggestions for making them more sustainable
Student Individual result Group Result Ultimate result
Investigation of the additional energy savings & benefits coming from the green roofs in comparison with the conventional ones
Seek collaboration with suggested forefront research institutes
Develop a plan for sustainable space (either individual or district) heating combined with rainwater
harvesting comprising ground source heat pumps, permeable
paving and underground rainwater storage
Individual design
Research /Action (R/A)
Becca Timms R/A 1 Literature review of research by design and integrated planning in an urban planning contextR/A 2 Literature review on workshops, stakeholder selection, and evaluation
Bogdan Ochiana R/A1 Policies and policy instruments used worldwide to tackle storm-water issues. R/A2 How to involve the private sector and delegate to them part of the responsibility for water infrastructure, and other water-related projects.
Ines del Real •R/A1 Stakeholder study (stakeholder analysis and public survey)R/A 2 Conceptualizing awareness strategy “living water, water for living”, which includes:Demonstrative project•Modeling as assessment tool•Bi-annual water week festival•Water Sensitive Design Conference •Permanent info-pavillon•Itinerant exhibition•Innovation pioneers•Bi-annual design award for architects and urban planers•Social networks
Becca: Understanding and using Research by Design Increased stakeholder support of
potential storm-water management policiesResults from incorporation of shared
knowledge via Research by Design workshops
Effective workshop design is based off of theoretical knowledge and practical knowledge
Bogdan: A Policy Perspective
International literature review of information on how to tackle storm-water issues from both a technical and policy-standpoint
Description of local policies best practices in similar areas pertaining to the storm-water management
Proposal to consider the introduction of private partnerships in managing some of the related issues and the conducting of a CBA for these purposes
Ines: Awareness of water sensitive urban design
Insights about stakeholders’ knowledge and attitudes toward needed changes
Increasing the transfer/sharing of knowledge
Letting people convince themselves about the benefits of the demonstrated technologies
Individual design
Research /Action (R/A)
Aline R/A1: Search in literature for methods to upgrade storm-water qualityR/A2: Search in literature for methods to use the 10% water storage area in order to upgrade environmental quality of the urban areaR/A3: Search in literature for methods to use the 10% water storage area in order to enhance biodiversity in the urban area
Elektra R/A1:What?: Give focus and further examine the technology of Ground Source Heat Pumps and their potential to make use of rainwater stored in underground reservoirsR/A 2: What?: Develop studies about permeable pavements &ground source heat pumps for space heatingR/A 3: What? Research further the technical elements of underground thermal energy storage tanks and underground rainwater cisternsR/ A 4:What?: Examine the suitability of the site for the construction of a district PV park in combination with underground water thermal storageR/A 5 : What? : Examine the alternative of research action 2, namely installing solar panels in every dwelling in combination with common underground thermal storage water tank
Kiriakos R/A:Investigate the energy savings coming from the evaporating cooling effect of the green roofs and the benefits of this project in comparison with the conventional ones
Aline: Upgrading environmental quality and biodiversity
A detailed lists of methods descriptions that can be used in Watergraafsmeer urban area to:Upgrade the quality of storm-water Improve environmental qualityEnhance biodiversity
Ilektra: Storm-water management and energy recyclingSuggested Actions
1. Give focus on Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHPs)- Tested potential to be combined with underground rainwater reservoirs
2. Study permeable paving with incorporated GSHPs – Good evidences at experimental level
3. Collaborate with suggested institutes and develop innovative research on the field of energy & rainwater recycle
Ultimate result
An integrated plan for sustainable (district or individual) space heating comprising permeable pavements, underground rainwater storage & GSHPs
Kiriakos: Technical Matters
Green roofs reduce - through isolation - the energy use needed for heating and cooling the building
The energy savings are higher for non isolated houses and less for the insulated ones.
The bigger the area of construction, the better the results and the higher the costs.
Additional benefits comes out from the retention of water
Limitations
Timing Of the actual workshops With the professionals involved in the
project Of receiving information about previous
workshops Of meetings about planning the
upcoming workshops Of some technologies developed only on
experimental level
Information Mostly in Dutch (existing policies, DRO
material)
Potential Improvements
• Longer time frame (10 weeks is does not fit with real-world project developments)
• More focused subjects (our client really didn’t know what they wanted)
• More coherence between the assignment part of the project and the needs of the actual case
• More pre-scheduled meetings with coordinators (or other ways to ensure face-time)
• Basics about the case itself (Terms ofReference alike) should be prepared in advance